Re: rfpFAQ Available

"A.T. Hagan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 2 Dec 2003 13:21:46 -0500, "SCUBApix"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Anonymous" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> >> is it possible to make all the pages available in a single html file so
> >that
> >> we won't have
> >> to download them one by one.
> >>
> >> thnx
> >
> >That was never mentioned previously as a requirement. A single file would
be
> >over 500Kb, which would be slow loading for many people over dial-up.
> >Keeping each part under 100Kb was sometjhing I aimed for (and succeded
at).
> >But it here is enough demand, I can see about changing it to at least a
> >fewer number of pieces. Let's hear other's comments.
> >
> >P.S.
> >I guess we never thought about people downloading the FAQ but rather just
> >using it online. Please also comment on your need for offline use.
>
> Perhaps as a single text file, *.rtf, or PDF file.  It's what I did
> with the food storage FAQ.  I marked it up in HTML, but a lot of folks
> want to print out copies for binders and such so I give them a
> downloadable file.  Much better than one monster HTML file which would
> take forever to load.  I'd like to have a copy of the latest
> rec.food.preserving FAQ to print out for myself.
>
Ok, a single text file for downloading. But then one obviously gives up the
'jump' references. I could write a perl program to read each of the pieces
and create a single text file for downloading. That way I don't get caught
in the mess of having to keep two different versions up to date. Keep the
HTML up to date and create the text file from it.

Does this satisfy people?